Welcome to the 2008

Cornell Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines for Vegetable Crops

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Connect to the WWW version of the Guidelines at: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/

- The web version is updated frequently throughout the year.
- The web version has links to reference sites, pesticide labels and MSDS sheets
- The web version has links to the Cornell Nutrient Analysis Lab, the Plant Disease Clinic and various Extension updates.

Cornell Vegetable Team
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/vegetables/vegeteam/index.html

About this site...

The 2008 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Recommendations Website is designed to enhance information provided in the book through links to fact sheets, photographs, and other relevant data.

Linked websites:

• NYSAES Integrated Pest Management Unit- click on the "IPM" button in the Recommendations banner.
• The Northeastern Pest Management Center has links to information on IPM in the northeast and throughout the US
• University of California Statewide IPM Project
• Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide
• Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture, and Development: Global Crop Pests Identification and Information
  
• BIOLOGICAL CONTROL: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
• Plant Disease Diagnosis Clinic
• IPM Vegetable Fact Sheets
  
• Sustainable Farming Connection
• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
• Measuring Environmental Impact of Pesiticides

• Crop Data Management Systems - click on the "CDMS" button in the Recommendations banner.

• New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
• Vegetable MD Online
• Northeast Weather Association
  

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A keyword search for the Recommends Website is also provided for your convenience. It can be reached by clicking on the "Search" button in the Recommendations banner.

Index

Clicking on the "Index" button in the Recommendations banner will bring you to a list of Chapter 1 though 28. From this page you can reach any of the general information and commodities chapters. Alternatively, you can browse through sequential chapters by using the "Next Chapter" button at the bottom of each page.

NOTE:

Every effort has been made to provide correct, complete, and up-to-date pest management information for New York State in this publication, which was released for printing (October 2007). Changes in pesticide registrations, regulations, and recommendations that occur after publication are regularly available in county Cornell Cooperative Extension offices and from the Pesticide Managment Education Program web site.(http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/) A revision of the printed document is issued annually.

Where trade names appear, no discrimination is intended, and no endorsement by Cornell Cooperative Extension is implied.

These guidelines are not a substitute for pesticide labeling. Always read the label before applying any pesticide.

The guidelines in this bulletin reflect the current (and past) authors best effort to interpret a complex body of scientific research, and to translate this into practical management options. Following the guidance provided in this bulletin does not assure complaince with any applicable law, rule, regulation, or standard or the achievement of particular discharge levels from agriculturnal land.

Editors, Stephen Reiners and Curtis H. Petzoldt

Discipline Editors

Entomology: Coordinator: Brian A. Nault
Contributors: Michael P. Hoffmann, Anthony M. Shelton, Ward M. Tingey

Plant Pathology: Coordinator: Thomas A. Zitter
Contributors: George S. Abawi , Helene R. Dillard, Margaret T. McGrath , Christine D. Smart

Weed Management: Coordinator: Robin R. Bellinder

Vegetable Culture: Coordinator: Stephen Reiners
Contributors: Donald E. Halseth and Anu Rangarajan

IPM: Coordinator: Curtis H. Petzoldt

Pesticides: Co-Coordinators: Michael Helms and William G. Smith

Pesticide Calibration: Coordinator: Andrew J. Landers

Animal Management: Coordinator: Paul D. Curtis

Webmaster:

Curtis Petzoldt

Special Appreciation

The contributions of faculty and staff from the Departments of Horticultural Sciences (Geneva), Horticulture (Ithaca), Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Cornell Cooperative Extension are appreciated.

Abbreviations and Symbols used in this Publication

A ...... acre	L ........ liquid
AI ..... active ingredient	OLF..... other labeled formulations
D  ..... dust	P ........ pellets
DF .... dry flowable	PHI...... pre-harvest interval
DG .... dispersible granule	S ........ soluble
DTH... days to harvest	SP ...... soluble powder
E ...... emulsion, emulsifiable	ULV.... ultra-low volume
EC .... emulsifiable concentrate	W ....... wettable
EIQ.... Environmental Impact Quotient	WDG... water-dispersible granules
F ...... flowable	WP  .... wettable powder
G....... granular	WSP.... water soluble packet
*...... restricted-use pesticide; may be purchased and used only by certified applicators
†..... not for use in Nassau and Suffolk Counties; pesticide labels that indicate “Not for use on Long Island, N.Y.” mean that use is prohibited in Nassau and Suffolk Counties only
# ..... 2(ee) recommendation based on an efficacy statement
## .... 2(ee) recommendation based on quantitative efficacy data

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This page was last modified on February 29, 2008 and is maintained by Curtis Petzoldt, New York State IPM Program. Address comments or questions to vegrec@nysaes.cornell.edu